. >> i met with the nfu president just a few weeks ago. on a number of occasions with his predecessor. and there's no issue with meeting. that'll be a matter for her but i myself met the president of the nfu. >> is that an example that you will be encouraging the chancellors of follow? >> the chancellor will manage her own diary. >> we had one witness giving evidence to the select committee when talking about the impact on his farming business broke down. a lot of people don't find this funny. how does it make you feel to hear that witnesses were breaking down before my select committee? >> nobody's comfortable with that but that is why it took the decision to have a meeting with the president of the nfu to invite him in for a meeting with me. not with a great fanfare but just for a private meeting so that i could hear for myself first hand from him as to the points that he wanted to make. >> with a view to making changes? >> no, we've got the policy, we've set up the policy. i was clear on that. did i want to hear what he had to say in a

>> now, i remember at the previous protest, the nfu said leave the tractors at home. >> you know, today is not the day for tractors. we want to get through to the government without bringing down our, you know, our tractors. but no, today is the day. >> well, whitehall absolutely has come to a standstill. tractors. you can't see the road because there are so many trucks. you saw a little bit with patrick christys there just in the intro. and we will be live with him throughout the programme. but i think emotions, emily, are really, really running high here. we had the nfu president, tom bradshaw, speaking to the environment committee this morning in the houses of parliament, and he was reduced to absolute tears. and you can see the amounts of tractors here. these are live pictures from central london i think that's parliament square parents are furious. >> okay, well, it's all kicking off down at westminster, isn't it? >> now, i remember at the previous protest, the nfu said leave the tractors at home. >> you know, today is not the day for tractors. we want to get through to the governm

taking evidence from the national farmers union president and from tax experts, because, of course, the nfu always said that these changes to inheritance tax are going to be desperately hard for farmers going to drive many family farms out of business. interesting that the institute for fiscal studies, you know, a think tank thatis studies, you know, a think tank that is neutral, is also now saying that they think the government should look again at these changes. there is currently no evidence that that is happening. the government are saying they're behind british farming. they're saying they're increasing the farming budget by £5 billion. and they say that just in the last week, they're injecting £340 million into the rural economy, saying that's going to benefit 31,000 farmers. >> katherine forster thank you. we'll catch up later in the show. let's go to our reporter, charlie peters. now, who's on the ground at birkin manor farm near slough in berkshire. good morning charlie, what's your morning charlie, what's your morning going to look like? where eventually are you going to end up an

the policy would see a 20% tax on farmers worth over £1 million, sparking fears from farmers and the nfu national farmers union, who say most farms will still be hit. the government insists, though , the government insists, though, tough decisions are needed to close what they have described as a £22 billion gap in their finances. well, turning to france, where the government has collapsed after prime minister michel barnier lost a no confidence vote, the first since 1962. he's expected to submit his resignation to emmanuel macron this morning after that vote of no confidence against his government last night. macron is due to address the nafion macron is due to address the nation later this evening. 331 french mps backed the motion , french mps backed the motion, sparked by barnier's use of presidential powers to push through a controversial ,60 billion budget without a vote. the left wing new popular front and far right national rally led the charge, calling that budget unacceptable and toxic. barnier is expected to stay on as a caretaker prime minister while the president scrambles to

farmers and the nfu are concerned that most farms will be affected . a manhunt is be affected.manhunt is underway, still in new york for a gunman who shot dead the head of one of america's biggest companies in the centre of manhattan yesterday. police have described the killing of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson as targeted. new footage has emerged showing the suspect waiting for thompson outside the hilton hotel before shooting him in the back. detectives are now analysing the footage, along with dna found at the scene, in hopes of identifying the assailant. a discarded cellphone along the suspect's escape route is also being examined, as investigators work to piece together the motive behind the pre—planned attack . more extreme winter attack. more extreme winter weather is heading for the uk this weekend , with the fourth this weekend, with the fourth named storm of the season bringing winds of up to 80 miles an hour. storm daragh will hit the west coast of scotland to cornwall and across northern ireland in the early hours of saturday morning. a yellow warning also cove